NOTE: On July 16, 2008 the California Department of Education first released data for 2006-07 using a new method of measuring dropouts and graduates based on individual student-level data. CDRP Statisticsl Briefs beginning with #11 are based on data using these new methods.. CDRP Statistical Briefs 1 through 10 are based on data from 2005-06 using earler methods.

• #15: Actual vs. Predicted High School Graduation Rates for California School Districts (PDF)
  Lauren Taylor (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: January 8, 2012
  REVISED: March 12, 2012
  NOTE: This brief, and the related materials below, were updated based on updated data provided by the California Department of Education that altered both the actual and predicted graduation rates for some districts.
  Downloads: 556

Related Materials:


• Technical Appendix for Statistical Brief #15 (PDF)

• Interactive Graphic (A visual representation of the data)

• District Data (PDF)

• #14: Differences and Trends in California's Dropout and Graduation Rates (PDF)
  Lauren Taylor (UC Santa Barbara)
  REVISED: December 12, 2011
  Release Date: November 2011
  Downloads: 488

• #13: A More Accurate Measure of California’s Dropout Rate (PDF)
  Lauren Taylor and Russell Rumberger (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: June 9, 2010
  Downloads: 1880

Related Material:

• Supplemental Table for Statistical Brief #13
To view a list of California schools that can be sorted by county, district, school, enrollment, number of dropouts, and dropout rates.

• #12: Ten-year Trends in California's Dropout and Graduation Rates (PDF)
  Russell Rumberger (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: August 28, 2009
  Downloads: 1645
• #11: Ethnic and Gender Differences in California High School Graduation Rates (PDF)
  Russell Rumberger and Susan Rotermund (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: March 3, 2009
  Downloads: 1728
• #10: What Happened to Dropouts From the High School Class of 2004? (PDF)
  Russell Rumberger and Susan Rotermund (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: September 11, 2008; Updated: September 29, 2008
  Downloads: 1455
Related Material:

• Press Release: "More Than One-Third of California's Dropouts Eventually Finish High School"
• Los Angeles Times: Some California dropouts finish high school but don't succeed beyond, study finds



• #9: When Do California Students Drop Out of School? (PDF)
  Susan Rotermund (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: May 7, 2008
  Downloads: 1396
• #8: Which California School Districts Have the Most Dropouts? (PDF)
  Susan Rotermund (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: February 21, 2008
  Downloads: 2846
Related Material:

• Supplemental Tables for Statistical Brief #8
A list of California school districts that can be sorted by county, district, number of schools, enrollment, number of dropouts, and dropout rates.



• #7: Which California Schools Have the Most Dropouts? (PDF)
  Susan Rotermund (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: February 21, 2008
  Downloads: 2642
Related Material:

• Supplemental Tables for Statistical Brief #7
A list of California schools that can be sorted by county, district, school, enrollment, number of dropouts, and dropout rates visit.



• #6: Alternative Education Enrollment and Dropouts in California High Schools (PDF)
  Susan Rotermund (UC Santa Barbara)
  REVISED: December 20, 2007 (Original Release Date: October 2007)
  Downloads: 774
• #5: Educational and Economic Consequences for Students Who Drop Out of High School (PDF)
  Susan Rotermund (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: September 12, 2007
  Downloads: 1399 (since October 5, 2007)
• #4: What is California's High School Graduation Rate? (PDF)
  Russell W. Rumberger (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: August 30, 2007
  Downloads: 1338 (since October 5, 2007)
• #3: Early Predictors of High School Graduation and Dropout (PDF)
  Russell W. Rumberger (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: June 2007
  Downloads: 1386 (since October 5, 2007)
• #2: Why Students Drop Out of High School: Comparisons from Three National Surveys (PDF)
  Susan Rotermund (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: May 2007
  Downloads: 1663 (since October 5, 2007)
• #1: Graduation and Dropout Rates for 2002 High School Sophomores (PDF)
  Susan Rotermund (UC Santa Barbara)
  Release Date: March 26, 2007
  Downloads: 573 (since October 5, 2007)

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Select list of media related to Statistical Briefs #7 & #8:

• Press Release: One Hundred California High Schools Account for More Than 40% of the State's Dropouts

• Sacramento Bee
          2/21: Editorial – “The Real Dropout Problem Remains Out of View”
          2/21: “Dropout Report Hits Non-Traditional Sites”

• Los Angeles Times, 2/21: “California Schools with the Highest Dropouts Listed”
• San Francisco Chronicle, 2/21: “Dropout Data Show Most Kids Stay in School”
• Orange County Register, 2/20: “Dropouts Clustered at 100 State Schools”